Salas recently rebounded from a TKO loss to Tim Means with a split-decision victory over Aaron Riley at UFC on FOX 8. (Riley subsequently announced his retirement). The Colorado-based Grudge Training Center fighter is now 7-1 in his past eight bouts.

Tavares, a three-time “Fight of the Night” bonus winner who competes in his home country for the fourth consecutive time, was on a 3-1 run before a recent knockout loss to fast-rising contender Khabib Nurmagomedov in January. Tavares subsequently failed a drug test due to an anabolic steroid and received a nine-month suspension.

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